Four new podcasts will be released at BBC Sounds Audio Lab (BBC's new accelerator program for audio talent) on Tuesday, February 25th at BBC Sounds Audio Lab.
Criminal Queer: Bolton 7
Seven Bolton men have changed lives forever. Hugh Sheehan looks back on one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent UK LGBTQ+ history and examines how this little-known lawsuit played a key role in the fight for gay rights.
In 1997, seven ordinary men from a former factory town in northern England had consensual group sex and became criminalized for this.
Although homosexuality appears to have been decriminalized 30 years ago, in this series, Hugh still appears in the statute and has a little known, outdated law that was only applied to men who had sex with men. I'm researching.
Bolton 7 may have quietly accepted the levelled fees against them. But they chose to fight them. For years.
Each episode revisits the shocking events that took place throughout the case. This is the starting point for a broad discussion of the historical crimes and modern impacts of strangeness. How far have we really come?
In Criminally Queer, Hugh Sheehan interviews the range of notable and respected contributors from the LGBTQ+ community, the world of politics and law, and those associated with the case.
Interviewees include former Interior Secretary Jack Straw, Booker Award-winning author Douglas Stuart, activist Peter Touchel, author Shon Fey, queer historian Justin Bengley, and lawyers representing Bolton7. Includes:
It was a fierce battle. It is rooted in old-fashioned laws with a complex history. The ordeal of Bolton 7 had tragic and abominable results.
This five-part series records the case itself, the aftermath, and examines the legacy of such legal cases. The series also serves as a way to gain a broader understanding of the odd UK community.
Crucible
Maillard reactions, penetration, emulsions…cooking is chemical every day. Jay Behrouzi and Big Manny lift the science lid behind her favorite dishes.
This six-part series features British Filipino chef Rex de Guzman and actress Vans Garcia's kitchens.
In the conversation, we see American ice hockey player Bo Hanson from Iranian chef Kazem Ashurzadeh. The series rubs shoulders with private chef Nelson Reposo and Manknian Baker behind Manakesh.
Welcome to the joys of the Cooking Cooking of British Immigrants.
Instrumental: Black British pioneer
Do you think you know the history of British music? Think about it again.
The series celebrates black artists who played a pivotal role in the development of British music, focusing on classical, punk, dance, folk and pop music.
You'll hear about the pioneer who revolutionized classical music, the DJ who promoted rave culture, the punk icon who challenged norms, and the folk musician who restored the body of black British folk songs.
Writer and creative producer Mia Thornton brings together a richer story of British music. It is packed with the music and love you know, as well as the stories of people on instruments that shaped British music.
Without these numbers, British music isn't the same, but if it's too long, their legacy is on the sidelines. It's time to bring their stories to the forefront.
Heart and Stone
Do you decide who remembers what stories? Can anyone make a circle of stones? And when we talk about old folk rituals and songs, who are the people who choose to remember?
In this four-part series, Meguelliot explores folk traditions in many outfits. Her quest takes her to Glasgow Housing Farm, searching for lost folk songs from Felig Hall in central London, visiting new “ancient” stone rings, and artists on hilltops across the UK He talks with singers and folk musicians.
This program explores how our identity is partially shaped by stories, places and music.
The potential legacy sees rewriting and re-expanding the established narratives at the heart of these stories as experiences from the present past.
